Approaching God
Welcome
and Announcements
Prelude
Gathering
Song
Call to Worship
Liturgist:
God is our refuge and our
strength.
People:
In the midst of all our
troubles, He is constantly helping us.
Liturgist:
We will not be afraid, for
God is with us. Let us worship His Holy Name. Amen.
Hymn
Prayers of
Adoration and Confession
Guide:
Almighty and Everlasting
Lord, we come here today to humbly worship You and revere Your Holy Name.
Your
ways are often mysterious and yet Your deeds declare Your Sovereignty over this
world; therefore we respectfully approach Your Holy Throne.
People: Gracious
Father, we dearly love You, and yet we sometimes fall short of Your standards by
constantly making the same mistakes. We allow pride to overrule our hearts and
greed to wound our spirits. We have no peace in our souls because of guilt and
sorrow. We fight against our faith and question Your Counsel by yielding to our
own opinions and ideas. Help us and hear us now, as we personally and silently
confess our faults to You alone.
-
SILENCE -
Guide:
Merciful God, Your Son
Jesus was killed by people just like us. He died for them, and so He also
sacrificed Himself for us. Without His death, we have no life. Without His
grace, we have no hope. Thank You, for Christ’s power of salvation and the
completeness of His compassionate pardon. In His Name and through His precious
words, we now pray, saying: “Our
Father…The Lord’s Prayer” (debts/debtors).
Promise of the
Gospel
Guide: All that Jesus has promised will be
fulfilled. When we receive Him in our hearts and confess our faults sincerely,
He can and will forgive us. He alone has the authority to cancel out the debt
that we owe to God for our sinful past. So let us rejoice and give thanks to
God, for Christ's mercy and grace remains with His people, both now and always.
Amen.
Gloria
Patri (sung in unison): Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen. Amen.
Family
Sermon (parents and all children, including Elementary school students come
forward)
Encountering God
Anthem
Prayers for Health
and Healing
Pastor:
Let
us give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever. The LORD
redeems us from our troubles and will rescue us from our fears.
People: Even
when we worry and wander away from God, He is constantly watching us. When we
are weak and our faith is diminished, He is our strength and source of comfort.
Pastor: In
the midst of all our anxieties, let us cry to God for help and healing of all
that harms us in body, mind, heart and soul. May He deliver all our loved ones
from illness and injury, sickness and sadness, as well as discomfort and
distress. Hear us now, Heavenly Father as we bring to You our healing prayers.
Silent
Prayers for others and ourselves. A candle is lit.
Pastor:
May
we give thanks to the Lord and His unfailing love. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
(Healing
prayer based on words & phrases from Psalm 107)
Singing
of ‘Sanctuary’
Prayer for
Illumination
Reader:
Holy Spirit, may Christ replenish our spiritual
needs through these words of scripture. May our lives be filled with hope,
encouragement, and strength by all that Jesus has said and done. In His Holy
Name, we pray. Amen.
Scripture
Readings
The
Message and the Apostles’ Creed
Serving God
Offering
& Offertory
Dedication
(unison – led by pastor): Lord
Jesus, You have spoken to our spirits in this church and called each of us by
name. We present to You our tithes and offerings to honor Your life, ministry,
and mission. May our church flourish by the preaching of Your Word and the
praising of God's Name. Amen.
Closing
Hymn
Benediction
(unison): May Christ continue to feed
our souls with the word of God; may the Father cleanse our hearts with His
grace and love; and may the Holy Spirit keep us attentive to our faith and free
from stumbling. To the Glory of the One, Triune, and Living God. For ever and
ever. Amen.
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